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Burundi: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Population 14,390,003 (World Bank, 2025)

Coverage ends on . Figures that include Candidate Events are preliminary. Compare the two recorded 12-month windows.

UCDP recorded 2 eventsP of organized violence in Burundi in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 2P. The count for August 2026 was 4 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 34 eventsP in Burundi. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 37P. The low estimate is 36 and the high estimate is 37P. UCDP counts 35P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 49 countries with a page, Burundi has the 39th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. In the UCDP region Africa, Burundi has the 16th highest count of events of the 20 countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 52 events in Burundi. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 34P, which is down 35 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page together went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of one-sided violence are 94 percentP of the events in Burundi in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 13 percentP.

Table 1. Burundi: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events2434
Estimated deaths, best estimate2437
Low estimate of deaths2436
High estimate of deaths2437
Deaths of civilians2435

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Since the last update

The log has no change for Burundi on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

Source: UCDP GED to December 2025, UCDP Candidate Events from January 2026.

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Figure 1. Events in Burundi by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events. The figures are in Table 7.
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Figure 2. Estimated deaths in Burundi by month, best estimate. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events. The figures are in Table 7.
Figure 3. Events in Burundi, 3 Jul 2026 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 8 events with 8 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Regions

A region is a first-level area in the UCDP data. A region needs 5 or more events in the last 12 months to have a page. Search engines list a region page at 30 or more.

Table 2. Regions of Burundi with a page, in name order: the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
RegionEventsEstimated deathsLast event
Buhumuza province6P6P9 Aug 2026
Bujumbura province13P13P18 Aug 2026
Butanyerera province6P9P18 Sep 2026
Gitega province8P8P1 Sep 2026

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. 4 regions of Burundi have a page. 13 more regions have events and no page.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them. The glossary has the UCDP definition of an actor and of a dyad.

Table 3. Burundi: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP5P5P
AFC1P1P
FDLR-FOCA1P1P
Government of Burundi27P30P
Government of DR Congo (Zaire)1P1P
Supporters of CNL1P1P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

Table 4. Burundi: UCDP dyads in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Dyad, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Actor not identified by UCDP - Civilians5P5P
FDLR-FOCA - Civilians1P1P
Government of Burundi - Civilians26P29P
Government of Burundi - Supporters of CNL1P1P
Government of DR Congo (Zaire) - AFC1P1P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 5. Burundi: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict2P6%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians32P94%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

State-based conflict

A state-based armed conflict is a contested incompatibility that concerns government and/or territory where the use of armed force between two parties, of which at least one is the government of a state, results in at least 25 battle-related deaths in one calendar year.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Non-state conflict

The use of armed force between two organised armed groups, neither of which is the government of a state, which results in at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

One-sided violence

The deliberate use of armed force by the government of a state or by a formally organised group against civilians which results in at least 25 deaths in a year.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Years

Years to 2025 are from the UCDP GED. The year 2026 is from Candidate Events and is not complete.

Table 6. Burundi: events and estimated deaths by year
YearEventsEstimated deathsDataset
20174343GED
201860116GED
20195175GED
202078145GED
20215081GED
20224248GED
202339125GED
20245070GED
20254562GED
2026, to 30 Sep 202630P33PCandidate Events

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 20 or more events.

Table 7. Monthly reports of Burundi, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20262P2PCandidate Events
August 20264P4PCandidate Events
July 20263P3PCandidate Events
June 20263P3PCandidate Events
May 20265P5PCandidate Events
April 20264P7PCandidate Events
March 20261P1PCandidate Events
February 20265P5PCandidate Events
January 20263P3PCandidate Events
December 202511GED
November 202511GED
October 202522GED
September 202533GED
August 202544GED
July 202537GED
June 2025610GED
May 202544GED
April 202533GED
March 202544GED
February 202557GED
January 2025916GED
December 202432GED
November 202434GED
October 202456GED
September 202433GED
August 202479GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 20 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

Other countries of the UCDP region Africa

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Refugees and asylum seekers

Not UCDP data. Source: UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, CC BY 4.0, figures for the end of 2025.

Table 8. People from Burundi who are in other countries, end of 2025 (UNHCR)
GroupPeople
Refugees318,291
Asylum seekers64,899

These figures come from UNHCR. They are not a part of the UCDP counts of events and deaths. UNHCR has not endorsed this site. Read the UNHCR terms of use for datasets.

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ConflictStats. Burundi: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/country/burundi/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

How many events did UCDP record in Burundi in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 2 eventsP of organized violence in Burundi in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 4 eventsP.

How does UCDP count deaths?

UCDP gives a best estimate, a low estimate and a high estimate for each event. This page uses the best estimate. For Burundi in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 37P. The low estimate is 36 and the high estimate is 37P.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them. UCDP releases the reviewed dataset, the GED, one time each year.

Where are the events of Burundi as a CSV file?

The file has one row for each event from 1 Sep 2024 to 30 Sep 2026. It has 89 rows. Download the events (CSV)